>> WAR ON POVERTY OR WAR ON THE
POOR, DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK AND
WE TALK ABOUT WALKER’S WELFARE
PLAN.
ONE DEMOCRATIC STATE REP
CLAIMING THIS.
INSTEAD OF HELPING FAMILIES
GOVERNOR WALKER IS RAMMING
THROUGH REGULATION THAT WILL
MAKE THEIR LIVES HARDER.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS GOING AFTER
THE FAMILIES IS GOING TO FIRE UP
HIS BASE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> GLAD BE TO BE WITH YOU.
>> LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT GOT
THEM UPSET.
THERE’S STRICTER WORK
REQUIREMENTS.
PEOPLE EXCLUDED FROM WELFARE
PROGRAMS IF THEY HAVE CARS OR
HOMES.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
>> THEY SAY IT IS MAKING IT
HARD.
WE SAY IT IS SIMPLE, IT IS ABOUT
GETTING A JOB.
WE GOT 3 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT.
ONLY OTHER TEAM WE HAVE IT AT 3
PERCENT WAS WHEN THOMPSON WAS
THE GOVERNOR IF 90s.
HE WAS A LEADER FOR WELFARE
REFORM FOR THE SAME REASON WE’RE
PUSHING IT.
WE GOT 80,000 TO 100,000 JOBS.
WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE
SIDELINES AND IN THE WORKFORCE
AND WE COULD DO THAT WITH THE
JOB TRAINING AND THE WORK
REQUIREMENTS TO SAY IF YOU’RE
ABLE BODIED WE EXPECT YOU TO BE
IN THE WORKFORCE OR WE’RE GOING
TO TRAIN YOU.
WE EXPECT YOU’RE SCREENED FOR A
DRUG TEST.
PEOPLE EVERY WEEK OR EVERY DAY
TELL ME THEY NEED WORKING ADULTS
AND PEOPLE THAT COULD PASS A
DRUG TEST.
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DOING.
>> I WANT A QUOTE.
THIS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE TASK FORCE.
SHE SAYS IT’LL CREATE HUNGER.
MANY WILL GO WITHOUT FOOD AND
VILIFYING LOW INCOME PEOPLE IS
BAD POLICY.
>> WELL SHE’S JUST WRONG ON
THAT.
WE STARTED OUT ORIGINALLY GOING
WITH THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
WE HELPED MORE THAN 25,000
PEOPLE TRANSITION FROM
GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCE TO TRUE
INDEPENDENCE.
THIS IS BORN OF WORK.
WE COULD DO THAT MORE FOR MORE
PEOPLE.
EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING
SIMPLE AS SCREENING FOR DRUG
TESTING.
WE MAKE SURE SOMEONE FAILS A
DRUG TEST, WE DON’T KICK THEM
OUT ON THE STREET.
WE SET MONEY ASIDE AND RESOURCES
ASIDE TO HELP WITH
REHABILITATION.
WHY?
WE KNOW WE COULD GET THEM BACK
ON THEIR FEET AND WE GIVE THEM
RESILIENCE.
THEY NEED COACHING BUT ALONG THE
WAY WE COULD FIND A JOB FOR
EVERYONE.
THAT’S GREAT TO TAXPAYERS AND
EMPLOYERS THAT NEED WORKERS.
IT IS BEST FOR THE PERSON.
ULTIMATELY NOBODY SIGNS A HIGH
SCHOOL YEARBOOK SAYING GOOD
LUCK.
EVERYONE DREAMS WHEN THEY’RE A
CHILD OF LIVING A LIFE WHEN THEY
CAN CONTROL THEIR OWN LIFE AND
THEIR OWN DESTINY GOING FORWARD.
THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DOING.
WE’RE EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LIVE
THEIR AMERICAN DREAM.
>> YOU KNOW THE DRUG TESTING
ELEMENT IS CONTROVERSIAL.
IT HAS BEEN TRIED IN OTHER
STATES AND FLOATED.
HERE’S WHAT THE ATLANTIC HAD TO
SAY IN AN ARTICLE WHEN THIS WAS
DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AGO.
THEY SAY STATES BEAR HIGH COSTS
FOR DRUG TESTS THAT RARELY COME
UP POSITIVE.
IT BURDENS LOW INCOME PEOPLE WHO
HAVE TROUBLE FINDING TIME OR
TRANSPORTATION TO COMPLETE THE
TESTS.
>> A LOT OF RED HERRINGS OUT
THERE.
WE MADE IT CONVENIENT TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE AN EASY SCREENING
PROCESS.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR EXCUSES TO
KEEP PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON THE
GOVERNMENT.
THAT’S THE DIFFERENCE.
THOSE ON THE LEFT WANT PEOPLE TO
BECOME DEPENDENT.
WE SEE IT WITH WELFARE AND OTHER
PROGRAMS.
WE BELIEVE IN THE INDIVIDUAL AND
THE PERSON, ABOUT WE GIVE PEOPLE
THE SUPPORT, AND THOSE OUT THERE
THAT NEED HELP WITH ADDICTION,
THAT’S A BE PROBLEM, IF WE GET
THEM HEALTHY AGAIN, THERE’S NO
REASON WHY PEOPLE CAN’T GET UP
ON THEIR FEET AGAIN.
IT IS SIMPLE.
WE’LL HELP PEOPLE DOWN AND OUT,
THOSE THAT ARE ABLE, WE WANT TO
GET THEM IN THE WORKFORCE.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOVERNOR, WE’LL
WATCH AS THESE CONTINUE TO WIND
THEIR WAY THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND TO YOUR
DESK.
AND AS WE SAID, WE KNOW FOLKS
ARE WATCHING NATIONWIDE WHO SEE
OTHER STATES THAT MAY ADOPT YOUR